Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 156 › Conversation 156-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger and Camp David
Monday, November 27, 1972 · 11:20 AM–3:03 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This administrative interaction served as a logistical step to enable direct communication between the President and his top foreign policy aide regarding ongoing affairs. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request for assistance.
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NARA Description
On November 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 3:03 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 156-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 156-6
Date: November 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 3:03 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David Operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on November 27, 1972
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- 231-005 11:20 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
- 231-006 11:20 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
- 231-007 11:20 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
- 231-008 11:20 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
- 231-018 11:20 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 156-006, November 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/156-006 (accessed October 10, 2026).